The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) on Wednesday secured the final forfeiture of five houses and a total sum of N46, 060, 373.84 belonging to Hima Aboubakar and Societe D’ Equipment International Nigerian Limited, to the Federal Government.
The assets, according to the EFCC are suspected to be proceeds of unlawful activities.
The final forfeiture order was granted by Justice Anwuli Chikere of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja .
Aboubakar, a businessman and his firm, Societe D’ Equipment International Nigeria Limited, were dragged before the Court by the EFCC, on account of assets and properties acquired with suspected proceeds of unlawful activities.
In an application for the final forfeiture of the assets filed by EFCC counsels: Abba Muhammed and M. Alamin, in Suit No: FHC/ ABJ/ CS/ 507/ 2020, prayers were made that the assets be forfeited to the government.
Justice Chikere, after reviewing the requirements for the forfeiture, said that “the applicant has satisfied the condition for grant of the reliefs sought and accordingly, the reliefs sought are granted as prayed”.
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The Judge subsequently ordered the forfeiture of the properties and money to the government.
The five properties forfeited include House Number 6, Ethiopia Close, Off Owena close, Plot 3515, Cadastral Zone A06, Plot 3516, Cadastral Zone A06, Plot 3518, Cadastral Zone A06 and Plot 3519, Cadastral Zone A06, all located at the Maitama District of Abuja.
Also, a total sum of N46, 060, 373.84 found in the bank accounts of Aboubakar and his firm, was also forfeited to the government.
The breakdown of the money includeN1, 143, 314.50, found in the Zenith Bank Account Number 1013860768 of Societe D’ Equipment International Nigeria Limited( SEINL) and the sum of $66,417.60 found in the Zenith Bank Account Number 5070345440 of SEINL.
Others are N5,802,925.03 in Aboubakar’s Zenith Bank Account Number: 1004540143, €15,288.08 in Zenith Bank Account Number: 5080095319 and $17, 607.75 in his Zenith Bank Account Number: 5070410935.
The sum of N304,864,81 in Aboubakar’s First Bank Account Number: 3083229135 was also forfeited to the government.
Aboubakar’s troubles came when he was declared wanted by the EFCC in a case of criminal conspiracy, contract scam, misappropriation of public funds, money laundering and fraud to the tune of $394 million, €9.9million and N369 million.
He allegedly received the funds for the purchase of equipment for the Nigerian Military and investigations revealed discrepancies in the supply of the equipment.
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